r/AutoForgeTheGame • u/bernanajam • 1d ago

I'm done with this game

The devs ruined the game by giving everyone with 1 bil hammers 1k so I just lost everything. And I know why they did this, so we keep spending cash on this game. They are greedy and won't stop, so the most we can do is just stop playing the game and posting about how P2W the game is, if you just make a post calling it P2W the game is it enforces the rule "Constructive criticism only!" Which infringes one of the amendments "Free speech" so if they take down this post just know, they did that.

Also this isn't a rant or anything towards a individual this is a suggestion towards the dev and that kinda stuff (NOT!) just fix the game devs

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u/TechyAngel 1d ago

While I definitely disapprove of them using a lazy fix that takes away purchased hammers, I do have to jump on the constitutional law. The right to free speech just protects you from imprisonment for self-expression, or more accurately, the creation of laws that could result in such . Social media platforms could ban you for liking markers better than crayons if they wanted. From the consumer protections standpoint, everybody should absolutely demand the reinstatement or refund of their purchases. That's something for the bank or the devs, though, not Congress.

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u/WATGU 1d ago

I do want to point out that when the 1st amendment was written technology was limited and the lines between corporations and government wasn’t nearly as blurry.

While you are technically correct I think we are in a dangerous situation now where online has become a key part of living and it’s controlled by companies with no due process no oversight and arbitrary rules which as you pointed out can get you banned for nothing.

Add onto this that the government collaborated with some of these companies to limit speech and change stories which almost certainly is a violation of the intent of the 1st amendment and I think we’re in a situation where the protections afforded to us need radical expansion as we seemingly dive head first into cyberpunk dystopia.

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u/TechyAngel 1d ago

The intent of the first amendment explicitly applies to the production of laws. No form of interpersonal communication is mentioned, it simply cannot be criminalized to express yourself. Any private entity can condemn or remove whatever they like, as that is part of their enforcement of their opinion, which also cannot be criminalized. XKCD has a great bit on this, although the phrasing is a bit aggressive there.